Several machine learning frameworks have emerged to streamline the development and deployment of AI applications. These frameworks help abstract away the grunt work of testing and configuring AI workloads for experimentation, optimization and…

Lynne BaerWhat language are you coding in? Deep learning or classical machine learning? What infra do you have access to? Goes beyond these basics to pick the right ML framework for your needs.

What does it take to build a good data product or service? Not just a product or service that's useful, or one that's commercially viable, but one that uses data ethically and responsibly. We often talk about a product's technology or its user…

Lynne BaerConsent, clarity, consistency, control (and transparency), and consequences (and harm). Time for building data products to grow up.

If you are a decision maker in 2018, gut instincts aren't going to cut it anymore. Data-informed decisions are all that's left. We're living in an era where we're reportedly exposed to 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Yes, quintillion is a…

Lynne Baer“Decision makers desire to be data-driven but confuse business intelligence with AI and machine learning.” Matches what we see at Amalgam.

Amazon's face surveillance technology is the target of growing opposition nationwide, and today, there are 28 more causes for concern. In a test the ACLU recently conducted of the facial recognition tool, called “Rekognition,” the…

Internal company documents from IBM show that medical experts working with the company's Watson supercomputer found “multiple examples of unsafe and incorrect treatment recommendations” when using the software, according to a report…

Lynne Baer“… instead of feeding real patient data into the software—the doctors were reportedly feeding Watson hypothetical patients data, or “synthetic” case data.” GIGO. But curious if data privacy practices played a role as well.

Amazon's $52.9 billion of revenue in the second quarter of the year came in a tad below what Wall Street analysts expected — and that doesn't matter whatsoever. That's because the massive online retailer once again posted its largest…

Lynne BaerA profitable Amazon rewards shareholders - and makes the richest man ever even more rich - at the expense of competition in pretty much every sector it touches.

When we announced Stride in September 2017, we said, “It's time we rethink the way we're working. We believe that teams can stay connected and keep moving forward.” We still believe that. We knew we were taking a risk by entering an…

Contrary to the story Uber, Lyft, and their competitors like to tell, ride-hailing services are not reducing traffic in American cities. Nor will they, even if they meet their goals for converting solo passenger trips to shared rides, according to…

Lynne BaerWhy I passionately argue for separated infra for mass transit and people on bikes, and better facilities for pedestrians. Prioritize people using space efficiently.

VANCOUVER—Most Canadians say separated bike lanes are a good idea, but far fewer want to see more of them in their communities, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll released early Thursday morning. Sixty-five per cent of the 5,423…